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   Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:24:05 JST Velocipede Rider

   The biggest unicycle supplier is unicycle.com (they also sell penny farthings). In Europe, their biggest store is unicycle.co.uk. I often buy parts from this one.

   Today I head over to by a new tyre from one of my 36 inch wheeled unicycles and what do I see? Well right on the homepage near the top is an image of penny farthings being raced.

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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:24:56 JST Velocipede Rider

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     If the image looks familiar to my regular followers it's because I have posted it before here myself. Let's zoom up a bit on the rider at the back of that group of racers. Yep, that's me! 😂

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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:34:38 JST Velocipede Rider

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     • Joel :arch: :casio:

     @joel I mean, I guess I am an international penny farthing racer. 🤔

     I mean it says it right in my bio here in the fedi.

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     Joel :arch: :casio: (joel@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:34:39 JST Joel :arch: :casio:

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     @ruari I've always thought you were famous tbh

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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:34:40 JST Velocipede Rider

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     This means I'm famous right? Like properly famous!!! 🤣

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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:35:26 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     • Joel :arch: :casio:
     @ruari @joel What makes a particular penny farthing international? :blobfoxgooglytrash:
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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:42:00 JST Velocipede Rider

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     • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
     • Joel :arch: :casio:

     @tk That picture is from an international competition with riders from all over the world. I was representing Ireland… though, I was also part of "Team Norway" 🤣

     @joel

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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 03:19:33 JST Velocipede Rider

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     I tried to explain to my children how famous I am but feel like they did not get it, which is wierd.

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     Velocipede Rider (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 03:19:34 JST Velocipede Rider

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     From now on this is my greeting when meeting new people,

     "Hi my name is Ruari, you might have heard of me. I'm a pretty big deal! Have you ever been to unicycle.co.uk?"